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The Carolina Bird Club is a non-profit organization that represents and supports the birding community in the Carolinas through its website, publications, meetings, workshops, trips, and partnerships, whose mission is


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The Carolina Bird Club, Inc., is a non-profit educational and scientific association open to anyone interested in the study and conservation of wildlife, particularly birds.

The Club meets each winter, spring, and fall at different locations in the Carolinas. Meeting sites are selected to give participants an opportunity to see many different kinds of birds. Guided field trips and informative programs are combined for an exciting weekend of meeting with people who share an enthusiasm and concern for birds.

The Club offers research grants in avian biology for undergraduate and graduate students, and scholarships for young birders.

The Club publishes two print publications (now also available online). The Chat is a quarterly ornithological journal that contains scientific articles, reports of bird records committees and bird counts, and general field notes on bird sightings. CBC Newsletter is published bimonthly and includes birding articles and information about meetings, field trips, and Club news.

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Recent reports from Santee NWR--Bluff Unit (fall and winter restricted access)

Only the most recent report per species is shown. Some reports may be pending verification.

March 28

3Blue-winged Teal
2Pied-billed Grebe
3Common Gallinule
5American Coot
7Anhinga
1Double-crested Cormorant
7Great Egret
6Great Blue Heron
1White Ibis
6Turkey Vulture
1Osprey
1Bald Eagle
1White-eyed Vireo
2Fish Crow
5Carolina Chickadee
13Tree Swallow
1Barn Swallow
5Ruby-crowned Kinglet
1Brown-headed Nuthatch
4Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
2Carolina Wren
1Northern Mockingbird
3White-throated Sparrow
1Song Sparrow
2Eastern Meadowlark
5Red-winged Blackbird
17Brown-headed Cowbird
1Black-and-white Warbler
2Common Yellowthroat
4Northern Parula
2Prairie Warbler

March 27

1Blue Jay
2Tufted Titmouse
1Eastern Towhee
1Common Grackle
4Pine Warbler
1Yellow-throated Warbler
2Northern Cardinal

March 25

1Mourning Dove
1Red-bellied Woodpecker
2Eastern Bluebird
10Chipping Sparrow
8Wood Duck
2Bufflehead
1Ruddy Duck
2Chimney Swift
1Wilson's Snipe
1Spotted Sandpiper
1Greater Yellowlegs
4Ring-billed Gull
1Forster's Tern
4American Bittern
7Little Blue Heron
1Black Vulture
1Northern Harrier
1Cooper's Hawk
1Red-tailed Hawk
1Barred Owl
1Red-headed Woodpecker
1Downy Woodpecker
1Pileated Woodpecker
2Eastern Phoebe
2American Crow
2Purple Martin
1House Wren
2Marsh Wren
2Brown Thrasher
2Hermit Thrush
2American Goldfinch
1Field Sparrow
9Savannah Sparrow
9Swamp Sparrow
3Boat-tailed Grackle
3Palm Warbler
23Yellow-rumped Warbler